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Touchscreens are available in a wide variety of product families, sizes, shapes, and surface treatments to accommodate virtually any application and environment.
AccuTouch Five-Wire Resistive Touchscreens
AccuTouch technology with the harshest environments in mind, so it's no wonder that it excels in reliability, durability, and expected product life. Impervious to environmental conditions such as liquid spills and splashes, humidity, and washdown, these screens are the most contamination-resistant available. They deliver drift-free operation for a 35-million-touch lifetime.
IntelliTouch Surface Wave Touchscreens
IntelliTouch surface wave is the optical standard of touch. Its pure glass construction provides superior optical performance and makes it the most scratch-resistant technology available. It's nearly impossible to physically "wear out" this touchscreen. IntelliTouch is widely used in kiosk, gaming, and office automation applications and is available for both flat panel and CRT custom solutions.
SecureTouch Surface Wave Touchscreens
SecureTouch touchscreens use IntelliTouch surface wave technology and controllers in conjunction with extremely durable, tempered glass substrates. The result is an extremely tough, reliable interface for bank ATMs, ticketing machines, kiosks, gas pumps, and other demanding public access applications.
CarrollTouch Infrared Touchscreens
CarrollTouch infrared technology is the survivor of harsh applications. It's the only technology that does not rely on an overlay or substrate to register a touch, so it's impossible to physically "wear out" the touchscreen. CarrollTouch technology combines superior optical performance with excellent gasket-sealing capabilities, so it's an excellent choice for harsh industrial and outdoor kiosk applications. Touched with a finger, gloved hand, fingernail, or stylus, it delivers a fast, accurate response every time. CarrollTouch infrared technology is available for flat panel custom solutions.
Surface Capacitive Touchscreen Specifications
Capacitive technology consists of a uniform conductive coating on a glass panel. During operation, electrodes around the panel's edge distribute low voltage uniformly across the conductive layer creating a uniform electric field. A finger touch draws current from each corner of the electric field. The controller calculates touch location coordinates by measuring the current and transmits it to the computer for processing.

Comparison Table of different touch screen technology

The following table gives an overview on the different types of touch screen technologies.

Characteristics

Resistive(4 or 5 wire)

Capacitive

Surface Wave(SAW)

Infrared touch (IR)

Touch Resolution

4096x4096

1024x1024

4096x4096

4096x4096

Optical Clarity with Anti-Glare(AG)

Poor

Good

Very good

Very good

Calibration Stability

Stable, no-drift operation

Unstable—may require frequent re-calibration due to change in environment

Stable

Stable

Sizes Available

Any size , up to 24”

Up to 24”

9”~40”or max.

15”~ 24” (normally)

Stylus use possible beyond finger

No Limitation, can use any stylus

Need special conductive stylus

Soft pliable stylus, like pencil eraser

No limitation, can use any stylus

Credit card touch

Good

Poor

Poor

Good

Glove use possible

Any type glove

Only very thin latex glove

Any type glove

Any type glove

Durability

Durable

Very Durable

Very Durable

Very durable

Touch screen Life

Typically fewer than 2 million touches, Constant flexing will degrade accuracy over time

Specified to over 20 million touches Coatings can wear

Tested to over 50 million touches.Constant flexing won’t degrade accuracy over time

Large number of photo diodes and photo transistors effect long-term reliability

Durability

Poor

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Can TS be gasketed in Ruggedized enclosures?

Yes up to NEMA12

Yes for NEMA 12 & 4

Yes up to NEMA 12 on some, but not all monitor

Yes for NEMA 12 & 4

Response time

Very rapid

Very rapid

Very rapid

Very rapid

Other factors affecting performance of TS

TS surface can be damaged by vandalism

Use of gloves yields inconsistent response

Cannot be sealed against chemicals and some liquids

Special custom bezel required for most monitors

Configuration Option

Flat, Spherical, and Cylindrical

Flat, Spherical, and Cylindrical

Flat, Spherical, and Cylindrical

Flat only

Advantage

  • Can be activated with any device
  • High Durability
  • High light transmittance
  • Very high light transmittance
  • Very high durability
  • Highest Quality of underlying Image
  • Higher Accuracy
  • Built-in , permanent calibration
  • Very high durability

Disadvantage

  • Least durability touch technology
  • Shorter life than other technologies
  • Least light transmittance
  • Requires Periodic calibration
  • Susceptible to electronmagnetic interference
  • Accepts input only from a bare finger
  • Some Surface obstructions can cause a false touch
  • Request a soft input device
  • Slightly lower touch resolution than other technologies
  • Some surface obstructions can cause a false touch
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